Point, Biface Item Number: 1999-97/64 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Medium brown chert with white veins. Biface is stemmed, formed by a single shoulder on one margin. Randomly pressure flaked, and lenticular in cross-section. Sides are slightly convex, and base is convex. Label reads: "Brown/White Agate Knife. Locality: River Beach, Section 20, Kittitas County, Washington. found april 1951 by Frank Davis. Purchased by Robert Y. Pratt from Harry Ankenny, 5/51. nstx-p." J. Fisher, 02/19/03
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Item History
- Collected by Harry Ankenny on May 1, 1951
What
- Name
- Point, Biface
- Identification Number
- 1999-97/64
- Type of Item
- biface point
- Material
- chert stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- flaked, bifacially flaked and shouldered
- Overall
- length 4.8 cm, width 2.2 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 8.5 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Harry Ankenny
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on May 1, 1951
Other
- Accession Number
- 1999-97
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Excavated By
- Davis, Frank
- Excavation Date
- 05/01/1951
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped